Road Map Adopted for Development of Tourism Industry

President Ilham Aliyev approved the road map for the development of the tourism industry, the implementation of which will open 25,000 new jobs by 2020.

The document reflects the 16 priority areas of tourism development in Baku and regions of the country. The coordination tasks will be promoted by the National Tourism Bureau, which will be created in 2017.

If the government can achieve its objectives, real GDP growth from tourism will amount to 465 million manat in 2020.

The government expects growth in the number of foreign tourists mainly from Iran, the Persian Gulf countries, Russia, etc. By 2020, the number of overnight stays in hotels of Baku will increase from 0.8 million (2015) to 3.65 million / day, and average length of stay in hotels - from 2 to 3 days. In general, as a result of the planned measures the number of foreign tourists in Baku is up to 900 thousand people (in 2015 - 0.5 million).

The level of filling of health facilities in Naftalan in 2020 will amount to 60%, an increase of 15% by paragraph. For this transport communication will be developed between Baku and Naftalan, including railway connection. -----08D.